Tony Smith (Speaker) Share this | Hansard source

No; I'll come back to that. We might as well deal with this now, quickly. It could happen if it's addressed to an incorrect minister, that's true. But it also says:

If a question has been addressed to the incorrect Minister, the responsible Minister may answer, but a Member has been given an opportunity to redirect the question.

It also says:

In many instances the responsibilities referred to in a question may be shared by two or more Ministers and it is only the Ministers concerned who are in a position to determine authoritatively which of them is more responsible.

That's certainly the case. I think that if it covers more than one policy area it could be transferred at the start. I think that's an acceptable way to go.

I call the ever-patient member for Flynn.

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